Culinary utensil



Aug. 25, 1936. M WQQLVERTON 2,052,510

CULINARY UTENS IL Filed May 2, 1955 Patented Aug. 25, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Maurice Woolverton, Pittsileld, Mass., assignor of one-half to Maurice A. Chambers, Pittsiield.

Application May 2, 1935, Serial No. 19,504

' 2 Claims.

The invention relates to a culinary utensil and more especially to a device for the making of neat and uniform canapes, sandwiches, pastries or similar delicacies.

5 The primary object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character, wherein the canapes, sandwiches or similar delicacies can be formed by a. cutting operation with dispatch and without the waste of materials, and a spread of paste applied without the usual messy condition resulting.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character, wherein a slice of bread or toast can be easily and readily cut and held in a position for a spread such as sandwich paste or canape paste, the excess of spread being readily removed and the iinished product ejected with the result that a neat appetizing delicacy is easily and quickly made.

Another object oi' the invention is the provision of a device of this character whereby pastries such as biscuits or cookies can be easily cut and the dough readily ejected without sticking.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character, which is simple in construction, reliable and efficient in operation, sanitary, easy to use, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described. illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of the invention, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through the device constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing a modification.

Figure 4 is a side elevation partly in section.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing a further modification. n

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing a still further modification.

50 Figure 7 is a sectional view on the line 'l-l of Figure l looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 8 is a plan view of a cutting edge pattern.

Figure 9 is a plan view of another cutting edge pattern.

(Cl. 10H-1) Figure 10 is a plan view oi' a further cutting edge pattern for the device.

Figure ll is a view similar to Figure l showing another modiilcation of the device.

SimilarA reference characters indicate corre- 5 sponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the device or utensil comprises a cylindrical body ill preferably made from metal and open at one end while the 10 other end is crowned as at ii the open end being formed with a cutting edge i2. The crown ii has an opening i3 therein for access to a plunger I4 which is slidably fitted within the body i0 and of less length than the latter.

In Figures 3 and 4 of the drawing there is shown a modiiied form of the device. wherein the cylindrical body i5 houses a plunger i6 having a reduced stem or shank il which passes through the opening I8 in the crown I9.

In Figure 5 of the drawing there is shown a further modification, wherein the body 2i has passing through the opening 22 in its crown 23 the plunger stem 24 formed with an outer hand knob 25, the stem 2l being threaded into the 25 plunger 26 within the body 2i.

In Figure 6 of the drawing there is shown a still further modification, wherein the cylindrical body 2l has formed therewith at its crowned end an enlarged threaded annular flange portion 28 for 30 engagement by a separable screw crown 29, this having the opening 30 for access to the plunger 3i fitted within the body 21. The plunger 3i at its inner end is formed with a lateral annular shoulder 32 which limits the outward movement oi' the plunger by engaging the shoulder 33 formed in the body 21.

In Figure 8 of the drawing the cutting edge of v the body is of substantially diamond shape as ai 3l while in Figure 9 the cutting edge has the iiuted formation or pattern and in Figure 10 the cutting edge is of heart shape as at 36.

In the use of the device to make a neat uniform canape, sandwich or other delicacy it is necessary to lay a slice of bread or toast on a fiat surface such as a bread board and by pressing the body i0 or the other forms of bodies of the device against this slice a piece of the slice will be cut by the cutting edge of the body and will become counterseated within the body whereupon on turning the body upside down there can be spread the canape or sandwich paste on to the bread, packing it to the desired depth with the knife and scraping off the excess paste around the edge. Then by manipulating the plunger the product in its iinished condition can be ejected from the body with the result that an appetizing delicacy has been easily and quickly made.

When the plunger is devoid of a stem the linger of the hand of a user of the device can be projected through the opening in the crown so as to force the plunger outwardly in the direction of the open end of the body for extracting the edible as formed in this body.

In Figure 11 of the drawing there is shown a further modification, wherein the body 31 is devoid of an opening in its crown or closedend while the plunger ll working within the body carries a spring projected pin 39 adapted for play in an elongated slot Il provided in the body 31 and this projected pin operates within said slot to move the plunger 38 up and down and also to securely retain the ysaid plunger within the body yet permitting it to be readily removed for cleaning and replacing purposes. In other words. the pin is a handle for actuating the plunger in the use of the device.

In the preferred and modified forms of construction the cylindrical body is made from tubular shaped metal. It is understood, of course, that changes, variations and modincations may be made in the structure as fall properly within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacriilcing any of its advantages.

What is claimed is:

1. A utensil oi' the character described comprising a substantially cylindrical body having a cutting edge. an outstanding shoulder and an annular threaded ange extending from said shoulder, a crown, comprising a ilanged cap which is threaded and which is adjustably screwed on the g iiange of the body, and which cap has its top provided with a central opening, and a plunger mov- 'able through the body. having an outstanding shoulder on its inner end to normally rest on the shoulder of the body and which plunger is limited 10 in its movement into the body by the adjustment of the crown on said body. l

2. A utensil of the character described comprising a tubular body open at opposite ends one of which is beveled to provide an annular cutting 15 edge, a plunger slidably mounted in the body and formed at one end with a laterally projecting peripheral shoulder. and a detachable crown closing the body at the end remote from the cutting edge. the crown having an opening in its top 20 leaving an inwardly projecting continuous ange spaced from the crown-engaged end of the body, the plunger having axial movement in the body limited by engagement of its one -end with said continuous ilange and its peripheral shoulder with 25 a shoulder on the body, the plunger projecting from the body in one of its extreme positions and being wholly enclosed by the body and crown and spaced from said cutting edge in its other extremes position.

` MAURICE WOOLVERTON. 

